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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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